An extra pair of hands :
Mosse, Kate, 1961-
An extra pair of hands : a story of caring, ageing & everyday acts of love / Kate Mosse. - 193 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm
"Here, Kate Mosse tells her personal story of finding herself as a carer in middle age: first, helping her mother look after her beloved father through Parkinson's, then supporting her mother in widowhood, and finally as 'an extra pair of hands' for her 90-year-old mother-in-law. This is a story about the gentle heroism of our carers, about small everyday acts of tenderness, and finding joy in times of crisis. It's about juggling priorities, mind-numbing repetition, about guilt and powerlessness, about grief, and the solace of nature when we're exhausted or at a loss. It is also about celebrating older people, about learning to live differently - and think differently about ageing. But most of all, it's a story about love." - Book cover
9781788162616
Mosse, Kate, 1961- --Family.
Caregivers.
Long-term care of the sick.
Intergenerational relations.
362.042
An extra pair of hands : a story of caring, ageing & everyday acts of love / Kate Mosse. - 193 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm
"Here, Kate Mosse tells her personal story of finding herself as a carer in middle age: first, helping her mother look after her beloved father through Parkinson's, then supporting her mother in widowhood, and finally as 'an extra pair of hands' for her 90-year-old mother-in-law. This is a story about the gentle heroism of our carers, about small everyday acts of tenderness, and finding joy in times of crisis. It's about juggling priorities, mind-numbing repetition, about guilt and powerlessness, about grief, and the solace of nature when we're exhausted or at a loss. It is also about celebrating older people, about learning to live differently - and think differently about ageing. But most of all, it's a story about love." - Book cover
9781788162616
Mosse, Kate, 1961- --Family.
Caregivers.
Long-term care of the sick.
Intergenerational relations.
362.042